Occupation
Police Athlete
Spoken languages
German
Club
Gym Team Ingelheim: Germany
Coach
Katrin Engel [mother], GER; Lydia Engel [sister], GER
Sporting relatives
His mother Katrin Engel has served as head of the aerobics technical committee at the German Gymnastics Federation [DTB]. His mother, his father Dirk Engel-Korus, and his sister Lydia have worked as aerobic coaches at the TG Nieder-Ingelheim club in Germany. His brother-in-law Josue Ramirez-Engel has served as an aerobic gymnastics coach with the German age group team and as a judge. (Deutscher Turner-Bund YouTube channel, 27 Aug 2024, 26 Apr 2022; dtb.de, 20 May 2022; allgemeine-zeitung.de, 19 Apr 2018, 27 Feb 2018, 13 May 2017, 11 Feb 2016)
Start sporting career
He took up aerobic gymnastics at age eight.
Philosophy / Motto
"It's a very varied sport. Aerobic gymnastics requires, among other things, speed, strength, and flexibility, which is why the training can be demanding and very different. It is also a sport that is constantly evolving, which always presents new challenges." (dtb.de, 17 May 2020)
Awards
He and competition partner Patricia Steinjan were named the 2018 Team of the Year in Ingelheim, Germany. (allgemeine-zeitung.de, 26 Mar 2019)
In 2016 and 2017 he was named Ingelheim Sportsman of the Year by Rheinhessen Gymnastics in Germany. (secure.wittich.de, 01 Apr 2018; allgemeine-zeitung.de, 13 May 2017)
Additional information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has trained as an aerobic gymnastics judge. (Deutscher Turner-Bund YouTube channel, 26 Apr 2022)
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